Graph API
Graph API Version

/{object-id}/sharedposts

This reference describes the /sharedposts edge that is common to multiple Graph API nodes. The structure and operations are the same for each node. The following objects have a sharedposts edge:

  • PagePost
  • Post
  • User

Reading

Permissions

  • A user access token with user_posts permission, for someone who is able to view the post after privacy settings are taken into account. A post will be returned if either (a) the app created the post or (b) the creator of the post has granted user_posts permission to the app.

Feature Permissions

NameDescription

Page Public Content Access

This is a required feature permission.

Limitations

  • The /{album-id}/sharedposts is not available.
  • The GET /{photo-id}/sharedposts endpoint is deprecated in v8.0+.

Example

Graph API Explorer
GET /v21.0/{object-id}/sharedposts HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com
/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->get(
    '/{object-id}/sharedposts',
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */
/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{object-id}/sharedposts",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{object-id}/sharedposts",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{object-id}/sharedposts"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Fields

A list of Post objects representing each of the shares.

Publishing

You cannot publish shares of an object using the Graph API.

Deleting

You cannot delete shares of an object using the Graph API.